The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) is facing significant challenges following the vandalism and arson attacks on its Mirpur-10 and Kazipara metro rail stations on July 19, which have caused extensive damage.
MAN Siddique, managing director of DMTCL, said on Thursday that the reopening of the metro rail will be announced based on the overall situation.
The DMTCL managing director told the media on Thursday regarding this.
He said: "There has been significant damage to the two stations (Mirpur and Kazipara stations). When the metro rail will be operational will be announced considering the overall situation."
On July 19, miscreants vandalized and set fire to Mirpur-10 and Kazipara stations of the metrorail.
Both stations were severely damaged as a result hese two stations are not being started soon.
DMTCL has formed an eight-member committee to assess the damages, led by the Additional Project Director (Electrical, Signal, Telecommunication, and Track), Joint Secretary Md Zakaria.
Sources from the metro rail have reported that it could take six months to a year to resume operations at the Mirpur-10 and Kazipara metro rail stations. All damaged machinery will be replaced, and technical processes will also need to be completed.
The entire e-system at the Mirpur-10 station has been destroyed. Reinstating this system may cost around Tk250 crore.
More than half of the e-system at the Kazipara station has been damaged, with repairs likely to cost Tk100 crore.
In addition to the e-system, the repair of punch machines, vending machines, various devices, and computers at both stations could cost an additional Tk200 crore, sources added.
The total damage to the Mirpur-10 and Kazipara stations is around Tk500 crore.